Window to the brain: a game changer in the discovery of human neuronal circuitry...
Window to the brain: a game changer in the discovery of human neuronal circuitry, cellular heterogenicity and biomarker profile indicative of early Alzheimer's disease -related pathology
The molecular mechanisms leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD) are poorly understood. This is due to lack of human tissue samples for research representing early changes of AD pathology. The accumulating pathology, including beta-am...
ver más
¿Tienes un proyecto y buscas un partner? Gracias a nuestro motor inteligente podemos recomendarte los mejores socios y ponerte en contacto con ellos. Te lo explicamos en este video
Proyectos interesantes
PHAGO
Inflammation and AD modulating microglia function focussing...
18M€
Cerrado
SynapTau
Targeting the interrelation between microglia, neurons, and...
196K€
Cerrado
TRAFFICINAD
The role of neuronal intracellular traffic in Alzheimer s di...
100K€
Cerrado
PATHAD
Pathways to Alzheimer s disease
2M€
Cerrado
PID2021-125433OA-I00
MECANISMOS DE COMPENSACION NEURONAL REVELADOS POR REDES CERE...
91K€
Cerrado
Información proyecto HUMANE
Duración del proyecto: 59 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2022-09-01
Fecha Fin: 2027-08-31
Líder del proyecto
ITASUOMEN YLIOPISTO
No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
TRL
4-5
Presupuesto del proyecto
2M€
Fecha límite de participación
Sin fecha límite de participación.
Descripción del proyecto
The molecular mechanisms leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD) are poorly understood. This is due to lack of human tissue samples for research representing early changes of AD pathology. The accumulating pathology, including beta-amyloid and tau proteins, are manifested by concomitant neuroinflammatory reactions geared by malfunctional microglia. Microglia in the human and mouse AD brain exist in various subpopulations from which a specific, disease-associated microglia population is thought to be involved in AD pathogenesis. However, there is no evidence on whether and how these specific microglial subpopulations actually impair neuronal functions in human AD brain. I will now assess neuron-glia network activities and functions indicative of early AD pathology in humans. I hypothesize that early AD pathology selectively impairs neuronal circuits and that glial cells, especially specific microglia subpopulations, contribute to neuronal dysfunction and cognitive decline. These events contribute to a detectable vesicle-based biomarker profile in cerebrospinal fluid and blood prior the clinical disease. Due to early AD pathology present in a subpopulation of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients, the brains of the iNPH patients offer a unique window to evaluate cellular and molecular events occurring during early AD. I combine a series of state-of-the art techniques to answer how and what glial cell subpopulations are associated with altered neuronal network activities at subcellular and spatial resolution in human brain impacted by early AD-related pathology. Novel methodologies established in my lab, knowhow and access to unique brain samples make me uniquely positioned to form a holistic view on how early AD-pathology impacts cellular functions at multiple levels. This will pinpoint novel molecular targets for further validation and new fluid biomarkers.